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South Hero, VT

Single-footprint Census roll-up for South Hero, VT: 1 USPS ZIP, population 1,654. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet SOUTH-HERO-VT · South Hero, VT 1 ZIPs · 1,654 pop · #1744/25278 · Grand Isle County

INC-TOP · RANK-TOP · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-HIGH

  • INC-TOP $126,513
  • RANK-TOP #1744/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over North Hero
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 85% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 1,654
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-HIGH $544,700

Nearest income peer: North Hero, VT ( $24,370 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around South Hero

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest South Hero on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, South Hero, VT sits among US cities with a top-decile household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 7%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
1,654
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$126,513
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

High-income footprint on only 1 ZIP: the city page and the ZIP page nearly coincide. Headline income $126,513 and home value $544,700 should be read as near-neighborhood numbers ; bachelor's attainment averages 61.1%.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (84.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating South Hero as a pure owner town.

Within Vermont, South Strafford is the closest lower-income city and Fairfax the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for South Hero.

Population concentration

South Hero reads through its lone ZIP, 05486

1,654 ACS residents, one ZIP: 05486 is not the leading code inside South Hero, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Dense ZBP book packed into South Hero's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 53 establishments, 277 employees , annual payroll $11,418k (~32 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 05486 (53 units) ; leading NAICS Accommodation and food services (11) · also Retail trade · Professional, scientific, and technical services .

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ZIP Codes in South Hero, VT

These ZIP codes sit in Grand Isle County, which covers 5 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in South Hero. See the Grand Isle County roll-up →

No other city sharing Grand Isle County reports a higher average ZIP median income than South Hero. Grand Isle, Alburgh and North Hero sit below it, so a household comparing this county on income alone starts here. Alburgh marks the far end of that range at $76,429, 40% below South Hero.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
05486 1,654 $126,513 53 43
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South Hero roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving South Hero, .